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Andrew is married and has been racing Microsprints since 2004.  He pulled wrenches for long enough and wanted to turn the wheel.  Follow the 2008 season from the view of the #6 Micro.

Many thanks to the sponsors of the #6 Micro

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2008 Season Results

27 June 2008
 
Curtis and I were able to determine that the car was so loose due to a bent frame.  A minor adjustment in the shop led to a much tighter car for hot laps - too tight in fact!  We loosened it up for the heat race and managed to finish 2nd.  I watched my brother drive his way to a feature win from the outside pole.  Our feature saw Dave Chesterman and I on the front row.  I won the drag race to turn 1 and held the lead for a few laps before Brent Kemps and Brook Chinnery screamed by on the top side.  The car was going away on me and I was holding on to third for a while.  I experienced electrical problems with the kill switch and the car quit on the back stretch creating a huge problem for Dean Parker.  Unfortunately, Dean did not fair too well after running over me when I quit running.  I feel bad for causing the wreck but as Dean says "that's racing".  After a quick stop in the pits everything was fine and Imanaged another 7th place finish (sound familiar).  I gotta break into the top 5 soon!  Next week is the Bill Davis Memorial race and maybe the added laps will help me out.  See you at the track.

20 June 2008
 
Tonight saw the completion of the A Main from last week due to the rainout.  I installed a new Hoosier on the right rear thanks to Nathan Housden and was able to work my way up to 7th in the main.  The night then started with the heat race and I was able to finish second.  That set up the A Main where I battled a loose race car for most of the feature.  I managed to chase Brent Kemps to an 8th place finish.  Looking forward to next week!

6 June 2008
 
Tonight was one that was not much fun for Andrew.  Trouble with a lapped car seem to upset him and he started to drive with too much emotion and upset the car.  Curtis had a much cooler head after the race and made him remember that this racing is for fun and if you are not having any fun - then you are doing something wrong!!  A few adjustment are required due to the undisciplined driving by Andrew and the Gartly Racing team is still chasing the setup with the treaded tires.  After all of the overdriving of the car - the 6 managed a 7th place finish (which might have been better if patience had have prevailed).  Andrew hopes to be much better next week and to HAVE FUN.  Thanks to Wolf Worx and Advanced Auto for their sponsorship.

30 May 2008
 
The first night of the 2008 season saw a few challenges for the 6 car.  It started in hot laps and continued through the B Main but with lots of wrenching by Curtis and Larry between races and they got the 6 better as the night went on to the A main.  The first lap of the A saw bad luck for the 6 car as Andrew had no where to go and ended up in the tires off of turn 1.  Curtis and Larry were once again hard at work in the pits to get Andrew back on the track before the full restart of the A main.  Due to the pit stop, Andrew was forced to start at the very tail of the field.  Andrew worked patiently to get the cars ahead of him one by one and managed a top 10 finish when the race was over.  We will have to wait and see what the official position ends up from the ladies who so graciously offer their time to score at Wonderland.  Many thanks to Steve Wells and Wayne Varey for sponsoring the first night of the season.  See you for round #2 next week!

History of the #6

2004 Cobra with Yamaha engine
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The rookie season was full of nervous  times, laughs and surprises.  The #6 finshed in the top 10 six times and qualified for the classic in the 5th spot.  Best finish was in the classic with a 6th.

2005 Cobra chassis with Suzuki engine
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2005 saw the #6 finish in the top 5 twice, the top 10 six times with a "B" feature win.  Another good qaulifying effort for the classic saw the #6 start 7th but, a late crash ended the race.  Best finish for the season was a 3rd.

2006 Cobra with Suzuki engine
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2006 saw the #6 win 3 heat races, 2 "B" features and the first feature win for Andrew.  The #6 qualified 10th for the classic but, had a very strong 3rd place finish.  Andrew won Most Improved Driver.

2007 with a Cobra chassis and Suzuki power
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2007 was a year that saw more consistent racing from Andrew.  The season was 14 races long and Andrew managed 6 top 5 finishes, 10 top 10 finishes and 2 DNF.  The best finish of the season was a 2nd place.  The Classic saw Andrew qualify in 7th spot and finish in 4th.

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